But they developed the atlatls—a type of spear thrown with ... It decimated the native people. Cherokee Exhibit Photo: Kathleen Walls In the Mississippian Period the native people formed the ...

Carroll College’s “Introduction to Native American Studies” class acquired a new but ancient skill: throwing atlatls. Skip to main content Skip to main content Register for more free ...

If you want to learn how ancient people hunted and defended themselves, attend World Atlatl Day at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park in Phoenix on Saturday, June 6. You'll find out ...

The atlatl, an ancient spear-throwing tool first used thousands of years ago, enables both women and men to launch projectiles with very similar velocities. The discovery, which comes from modern ...

In this new study, a group of researchers examined over 90 of these previously unanalyzed artifacts that are fragments of an ancient weapon called an "atlatl." You may like 6,500-year-old hunting ...

The purpose of Saturday's annual Alaska Atlatl Fun and Throw was not lost on 7-year-old David Schreyer. He and his dad spent the afternoon at the Alaska Native Heritage Center, where a parking lot ...

The atlatl weapon can puncture vital organs in bison carcasses and travel so far through the body it protrudes from the other side. “Some prominent archaeologists are starting to become ...

Dawn Wagner of Truxton, Mo., heard the bamboo dart, propelled with more accuracy and speed by the atlatl, whoosh through the air. She saw it connect, just missing the “double lung” shot ...